The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
BANGALORE
Bangalore
(noun) an industrial city in south central India (west of Chennai)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Bangalore
A megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India.
Synonyms
• Bengaluru
• Kalyanapura (former name)
• Devarayanagara (former name)
Verb
Bangalore (third-person singular simple present Bangalores, present participle Bangaloring, simple past and past participle Bangalored)
(business) To outsource (an employee, position, or function) to India, especially to Bangalore.
Source: Wiktionary
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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